false 2688915 3 <b>From the Publisher</b>: A totally illuminating collection of stories centered around China's cultural revolution and its aftermath, which, as we learn, continues even today. Xujun Eberlein lived in China during that tumultuous period and now makes her home in America. This, her first story collection, is both disturbing and enthralling. 2714241 30 5 2008 Apologies Forthcoming total:30|5:21|4:6|3:3| 30 138 74 15 5 3 false false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 29 17:13:13 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 16 17:49:49 -0700 2008
This is an impressive debut. It's not just the writing, which is careful and concise, but the package in its entirety, a (partial) explanation through stories of people and places which I recognize from history books, but knew little about bef...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 09:57:22 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 09:59:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 21:18:15 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 20:59:42 -0700 2008 Apologies covers tough territory: predominantly rural China during and after the cultural revolution. There is a bit of similarity between the protagonists of the individual stories but Eberlein overcomes that...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 31 17:56:10 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 09:42:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 05 22:11:32 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 22:20:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat May 24 06:09:14 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 06:11:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:09:01 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 21:34:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 07:35:09 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 15:27:12 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Sun Sep 21 08:40:41 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 08:41:34 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:50:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:50:51 -0700 2008
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For now I will say that this work is delicately written, and heartbreakingly beautiful.]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 23 14:52:44 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 16:59:48 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Aug 05 06:04:32 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:05:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri May 16 23:51:43 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 22 18:49:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 05 08:30:28 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 04:40:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 19:10:57 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 19:10:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 14:01:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 14:01:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 14 07:07:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 07:08:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 06 12:44:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 12:44:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 12:16:34 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 22:32:52 -0700 2009